Pump failure prompts tap water warning at Aviano Air Base

The top administrators for each school issued advisories Thursday evening to students, parents and staff. Tap water in the area is still safe for showering, toilets, handwashing and cleaning, the 31st Fighter Wing said.

Air Force’s unmanned Global Hawk aircraft begins debut UK assignment

A remotely piloted American military surveillance and reconnaissance airplane is making its first appearance in England on a temporary deployment.

Air base in Germany with hundreds of US personnel lowers alert level as potential threat passes

Geilenkirchen Air Base — a NATO air base in western Germany with about 400 U.S. military personnel — lowered its alert level Friday, a day after intelligence indicating a potential threat led to heightened security.

Air Force Raptors hone combat skills over South China Sea alongside Singapore fighters

Air Force F-22 stealth fighters arrived in Singapore on Wednesday for several days of combat and air-to-air refueling exercises over the South China Sea, according to U.S. and Singaporean officials.

CRG helps beef up body armor for Air Force’s research arm

Engineered as a wearable power source, the BCB is designed to integrate into body armor vests. It cuts equipment bulk and weight, the manufacturer said, adding that the device provides between 100 and 300 watt-hours of power.

‘Black Fly’ air taxi shows its flight capabilities at Springfield air mobility event

The “Black Fly” is a single-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) that weighs just 313 pounds. Josh Lane, a test director for MTSI, said his company is trying to understand what the craft might do, experimenting for the benefit of the military.

New US consul general discusses troops’ sex crime allegations with Okinawa governor

The new U.S. consul general on Okinawa said he takes “very seriously” the indictments this year of U.S. service members for alleged sexual assaults, according to a prefectural spokesman.

5 days and 2,000 flights: South Korea and US fighters in around-the-clock rehearsal

Squadrons from the U.S. and South Korean air forces are conducting weeklong, around-the-clock flight drills for the first time as part of a large-scale exercise throughout South Korea.

Air Force sends B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Australia for task force mission

American B-2 Spirits recently deployed to eastern Australia for the first bomber task force mission there in over two years.

Tennessee National Guard celebrates 250th birthday

The tradition of volunteerism that gave Tennessee its nickname began on Aug. 17, 1774 — before it was even officially a state — when a group of “Tennesseans” deployed as a militia for the first time. It also marked the beginning of the Tennessee National Guard.